Rajkot: A pride of lions that has moved closer to the periphery of Aji Dam on the outskirts of Rajkot have enjoyed a lavish Sunday feast comprising a cow, a blue bull and a wild boar on Sunday.
While locals said that the cow was preyed upon from a cowshed of a maldhari living in Vadali village near Tramba village in the periphery of the dam. “Maldhari Lavji Govind woke up hearing roars and cries of cows from the shed and rushed out. He saw two lions being dragged out of the cowshed,” said an official from Rajkot forest range.
“He tried to save his cows but in vain. On Sunday afternoon, Govind packed up his cattle in a utility vehicle and left for his native in Dungarpur near Jasdan,” the official added.
Apart from the cow, the lions also preyed upon a blue bull and a wild boar.
Box:
Girl mauled by leopard
Rajkot: A seven-year-old girl was badly mauled by a leopard in Solaj village of Sutrapada taluka in Gir Somnath district on Saturday night. The forest officials said the victim, Krishna Dinesh, received seven stitches on her neck and hand. “After the villagers ran after the leopard, the big cat relinquished its hold on the girl and fled,” said a forest official. The girl has been admitted to Kodinar Civil Hospital.